Top 110 Quotes by Francis Ford Coppola

Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

'The Godfather' changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29.

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean.

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the flag scene in Patton, was the stuff that was remembered, and was considered the good work.

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

That's part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you're trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life.